Guia docente 2023_24 Facultade de Educación e Traballo Social

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
1. Linguistic aspects	Lexis, grammar, semantics, spelling, correct pronunciation
2. Sociolinguistic aspects	Linguistic markers of social relations, rules of politeness, expressions of popular wisdom, differences in register
3. Discourse aspects	Ordering sentences in terms of 'natural' sequence, cause and effect relationships (or vice versa), and structuring of discourse; ordering discourse in terms of thematic organisation, coherence and cohesion.
4. Strategic aspects	Verbal strategies used to prevent miscommunication: request for repetition, paraphrasing, use of general words, approximation, clarification, and request for help.
5. Intercultural aspects	Daily life, personal relationships, values, beliefs and attitudes, body language, social conventions, ritual behaviour.